Dukes County Veterans Agent Jo Ann Murphy is cautioning Vineyarders to be wary of telephone solicitations to raise money for veterans.

Ms. Murphy said that she’s heard from a few people who have received the phone calls, but she has not been contacted about any fund-raising endeavors that will go to Island veterans. “I haven’t heard anything,” she said. “Well, who are these people?”

“There are a lot of scams out there,” Ms. Murphy said. “I would just be leery of it.”

00 Black Point Beach Lot in Chilmark sold for $315,000 on July 27.

88 South Water street in Edgartown sold for $2,700,000 on July 25.

27 Old Ridge Hill in Chilmark sold for $1,000,000 on July 27.

15 Young street in Edgartown sold for $550,000 on July 23.

70 Curtis Lane in Edgartown for $284,000 on July 25.

Go to a party, eat great food, hang with neighbors and do good at
the same time. It is, as the saying goes, a no-brainer. Or better known as the Chilmark Firemen’s Association Back Yard Bash.

The bash, an annual event to raise money for the all-volunteer
town fire department, takes place Wednesday, August 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center field.

The Gaymark barrel has hung out in front of our property for nearly 70 years, at least since the place was owned by the Balls and later their daughter. For years it was one of the items on scavenger hunt lists and some kid would swipe it for a day or two but it always reappeared. About five years ago it got swiped one weekend during a spate of similar thefts that included the Camp David sign from in front of Larry David’s place.

It was one of those sunlit, breezy exquisite Monday afternoons driving down State Road in light traffic from up-Island near Lambert’s Cove Road in West Tisbury. Through my windscreen I observed four rather burly young guys approaching me from Vineyard Haven on their obviously rented mopeds.

13 Atlantic Drive in Edgartown sold for $3,120,000 on July 16.